Serving and hitting corners
Serving
Dick Wittingson Asked 10 years ago
Hey Pingskills. I've been having trouble hitting corners. I can do a backhand corner serve, but how do I do a forehand corner serve and hit any other corner serve? Thanks.
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Vandan,
The best thing is to put a target on the table when you are training and see if you can hit it. This will focus on where you are hitting it. I find that most players tend to hit it shorter rather than too long. So don’t be afraid to hit some serves long in training and you will start to get the ball longer and to the corner.
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Dick Wittingson Posted 10 years ago
Thanks Alois. This is pretty helpful, but I don't have a table to practice with. I can only practice at school, any tips for trying at home?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
Yes you can do this at home with any type of table. Use a dinner table and put some plastic cups in the corner.
Rory Goulding Posted 10 years ago
I've been using the target on the table method for practicing my serves ever since I saw your video on using that technique.
I practice only one exact serve at one location per day. It has REALLY improved my serve. I now get many third ball attacks and some outright winners on my serve. I was not getting that before my 'target' practice.
I feel having a target to hit combined with only working on one serve per day has allowed me to jump a level in my service game.
Thanks for your great videos.
R.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
Great to hear it Rory.
As you progress, start to move your target around each serve so that you are able to change the position easily when you want to.